Slabtown (Atlanta)
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Slabtown (Atlanta)
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Slabtown or Slab Town was a red-light district that developed in Atlanta in the 1840s. The neighborhood, which was the site of a railway terminus, was located off present-day Decatur Street. In the 20th, century Grady Memorial Hospital was developed at this site. The area's structures were built by poor workers and settlers largely with slabs and leftover lumber from pioneer Jonathan Norcross's sawmill. As the railroad terminus grew, this area was associated with brothels, saloons, and gambling.
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Neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slabtown_(Atlanta)
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2024-02-12T19:54:41Z
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